Quizzical (adj): kwiz-i-kuhl
If
you give someone a quizzical look or smile, you look at them in a way
that shows that you are surprised or amused by their behaviour =
teasing, bantering

The little boy gave me a quizzical look

Rabid (adj): rab-id
You
can use rabid to describe someone who has very strong and unreasonable
opinions or beliefs about a subject, especially in politics =
opinionated

He was a rabid follower of the Congress

Rampant (adj): ram-puhnt (985)
If
you describe something bad, such as a crime or disease, as rampant, you
mean that it is very common and is increasing in an uncontrolled way =
unrestricted

The government has to do something of the rampant poverty and unemployment in the country

Rancid (adj): ran-sid
If butter, bacon, or other oily foods are rancid, they have gone bad and taste old and unpleasant = foul, putrid, stale

There was a rancid smell coming from the kitchen

Rapacious (adj): ruh-pey-shuhs
If
you describe a person or their behaviour as rapacious, you disapprove
of their greedy or selfish behaviour = plundering, greedy

The oil fields have been depleted by a rapacious exploitation policy

Rarefied (adj): rair-uh-fahy
If
you talk about the rarefied atmosphere of a place or institution, you
are expressing your disapproval of it, because it has a special social
or academic status that makes it very different from ordinary life

It is important for the state's future administrators to get out of the rarefied air of the capital

Reactionary (adj): ree-ak-shuh-ner-ee
A reactionary person or group tries to prevent changes in the political or social system of their country = retrograde

Reactionaries in the industry are preventing its progress

Recalcitrant (adj): ri-kal-si-truhnt
If
you describe someone or something as recalcitrant, you mean that they
are unwilling to obey orders or are difficult to deal with = resistant,
stubborn, unmanageable

The new teacher was put into a class of recalcitrant sixteen-year olds

Recherché (adj): ruh-shair-shey
If
you describe something as recherché, you mean that it is very
sophisticated or is associated with people who like things which are
unusual and of a very high quality = choice, sought after; rare

The restaurant prides itself on its recherche menu

Reciprocal (adj): ri-sip-ruh-kuhl
A
reciprocal action or agreement involves two people or groups who do the
same thing to each other or agree to help each another in a similar way
= mutual

The two nations signed a reciprocal trade agreement

Recondite (adj): rek-uhn-dahyt (995)
Recondite
areas of knowledge or learning are difficult to understand, and not
many people know about them = abstruse, profound, secret

He read many recondite books in order to obtain the material for his scholarly thesis

Recurrent (adj): ri-kur-uhnt
A recurrent event or feeling happens or is experienced more than once = occurring again and again

Race is a recurrent theme in the work

Redolent (adj): red-l-uhnt
1. If something is redolent of something else, it has features that make you think of that other thing = reminding
The building was redolent of the 1950s
2. Smelling of something

The bar was redolent with the smell of stale cigarette smoke

Redoubtable (adj): ri-dou-tuh-buhl
If
you describe someone as redoubtable, you respect them because they have
a very strong character, even though you are slightly afraid of them =
formidable, fearsome, imposing

Mr Suddam Hussein is a redoubtable fighter

Redundant (adj): ri-duhn-duhnt (1000)
If
you are made redundant, your employer tells you to leave because your
job is no longer necessary or because your employer cannot afford to
keep paying you = excess